Kosode worn by ladies at the time of Genroku, by Ogata Kōrin.
Japan. Kosode, lady’s robe by Ogata Kōrin.
Anglo-Saxon women. Anno 750.
The Anglo-Saxon women were habited with simplicity, convenience, and elegance.
Paris. Church of Montmartre, 19c.
Several etymologies have been given as the source from which the celebrated hill of Montmartre, near Paris, derived its name.
Plum Blossoms. Springflowers. The Flowers of Japan.
The floral art of Japan by Josiah Conder
The Hama Rikiu Garden at Tokyo, Japan.
The Imperial Garden of the Hama Residence is a park in the Chūō district of Tokyo, Japan.
Chivalry and womanhood. By Harriet Bowker Bradbury
Chivalry and Its Results. Chapter IX. Civilisation and Womanhood by Harriet Bowker Bradbury
England 1640. Women’s dresses of different stands.
On the history of costumes. Hundred and Fourth Sheet. England. XVIth and XVIIth century. Münchener Bilderbogen No. 1180. Fashion in England in 1640. Citizen woman. Lady in the street. Lord-Manor’s… Read More
England. Jesters, or Fools of the 13th century.
Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the seventh to the sixteenth century, by Charles Hamilton Smith
Princess Alexandra Amalie of Bavaria (1826-1875).
Otto Wustlich: Portrait of Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (after an oil painting by J. Stieler).
Japan. Street vender of flowers. 1897.
The love of flowers among the Japanese is universal and amounts almost to a passion.